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enU-M opens Mcity test environment for connected and driverless vehicleshttp://www.energy.umich.edu/news-events/news/2015/07/20/u-m-opens-mcity-test-environment-connected-and-driverless-vehicles
<div class="field field--name-field-umei-category field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">UMEI Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/living-and-design">Living and Design</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/transportation-policy">Transportation Policy</a></div><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/vehicles-and-transportation">Vehicles and Transportation</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p>The University of Michigan today opened Mcity, the world's first controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market driverless cars.</p>
<p>"We believe that this transformation to connected and automated mobility will be a game changer for safety, for efficiency, for energy, and for accessibility," said Peter Sweatman, director of the U-M Mobility Transformation Center. "Our cities will be much better to live in, our suburbs will be much better to live in. These technologies truly open the door to 21st century mobility."</p>
<p>Mcity was designed and developed by U-M's interdisciplinary MTC, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The Energy Institute is a founding partner in MCity, and will contribute to the exploration of vehicle automation's energy implications.</p>
<p>Read more at the University of Michigan News Service <a href="http://ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/videos/23020-u-m-opens-mcity-test-environment-for-connected-and-driverless-vehicles">here</a>. </p>
<p><strong>Other news about MCity:</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/firms-back-10-million-testing-ground-for-self-driving-vehicles-1437349307">Firms back $10 million testing ground for self-driving vehicles</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2015/07/20/inside-the-fake-town-in-michigan-where-self-driving-cars-are-being-tested/">Inside the fake town in Michigan where self-driving cars are being tested</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/26/mcity-michigan-driverless-cars-ghost-town">Welcome to MCity, Michigan's ghost town of driverless cars</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/news/539651/a-ride-around-michigans-driverless-city/">A ride around Michigan's driverless city</a></p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-faculty-ref field--type-entityreference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Referenced Faculty:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Peter Sweatman </div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Date:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><span class="date-display-single">Monday, July 20, 2015</span></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-news-category field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">News Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/news-category/general">General</a></div></div></div>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:00:53 +0000amymast873 at http://www.energy.umich.eduEnergy Faculty Profile: Carol Menassa, Civil and Environmental Engineeringhttp://www.energy.umich.edu/news-events/news/2015/06/19/energy-faculty-profile-carol-menassa-civil-and-environmental-engineering
<div class="field field--name-field-umei-category field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">UMEI Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/energy-efficiency">Energy Efficiency</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/living-and-design">Living and Design</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p><strong>About Carol Menassa’s research</strong></p>
<p><em>Using tools such as energy simulation, systems modeling and informatics, Menassa looks at energy use in buildings. One of her current projects collects data from buildings on both the UM campus as well as a structure at Roosevelt University in Chicago. The data collected is both quantitative and qualitative: on the quantitative side, building sensors monitor how much energy is being used - and in what ways. The qualitative takes a social approach, looking more at why occupants use energy. What Menassa and her fellow researchers seek to understand is three part: the motivation, ability and potential opportunity to conserve energy.</em></p>
<p>As a child growing up in Lebanon, Carol Menassa was given a gift that sparked a lifelong interest in structural design.</p>
<p>“When I was five, I received a Lego set. That was it. That’s when I knew I wanted to build things.”</p>
<p>During her childhood, Menassa - University of Michigan Assistant Professor and John L. Tishman CM Faculty Scholar - became passionate about structures: how they are built, and later, how they are designed to withstand use over time. As an undergraduate, she decided to make construction her life’s work and majored in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the American University of Beirut.</p>
<p>Upon graduation, she began her career as Structural Engineer at a large Lebanese - based consulting firm. For eight years, Menassa worked as a designer on construction projects throughout the Middle East. During this time, the firm provided her with the opportunity to return to school for a Masters degree. Back in school, Menassa found a renewed interest in research.</p>
<p>“I took a class on “Retrofit of Existing Buildings”. This course was different because it involved a lot of review and analysis on existing literature on the topic,” Menassa recalls. She excelled at the topic; as a result, the instructor – a visiting professor from Canada – encouraged her to pursue a Ph.D.</p>
<p>Menassa decided to apply to programs throughout the United States.</p>
<p>“Beirut is renowned for its multicultural and vibrant environment. I attended an American school and university and was exposed to western culture since I was very young.”</p>
<p>The move from the Middle East to the US was, in her words, “ a natural adaptation”.</p>
<p>She was accepted at University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign, where she completed her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Menassa found that her industry experience and exposure to large-scale and complex construction projects allowed her to look at research and teaching from a more practical perspective.</p>
<p>Yet, even as she was working toward her Ph.D. in structures, she was also exploring systems - namely, financial systems.</p>
<p>“In construction, we don’t know what problems the project will face, so I began to look for analogies from financial markets to look at uncertainty in construction.”</p>
<p>Understanding and applying the systemic thinking of financial markets to construction compelled her to pursue an additional MA in Finance.</p>
<p>After completing both degrees, Menassa spent four years on the faculty at University of Wisconsin before accepting her current position at University of Michigan in 2013. Menassa feels lucky to be a part of what she calls “renowned university”.</p>
<p>“Ever since I moved here, I’ve had the opportunity to meet and interact with great and supportive colleagues, friendly and helpful staff, and highly motivated and hardworking students.”</p>
<p>Additionally, she feels that the work being done in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is significant.</p>
<p>“The research we do at Michigan has the potential to influence lives of others across the U.S. and the world. Being in this environment allows me to push the boundaries in terms of the work I do to ensure that it has societal impact.”</p>
<p>“What I like about my work is the social aspect, the human side,” she adds.</p>
<p>“I worked in industry for years and designed buildings. That work was about getting correct design. The work I do now aims to understand how people affect energy usage.”</p>
<p>This, according to Menassa, is a dynamic and growing area of research.</p>
<p>“Buildings in the U.S. use up to 40% of the total energy produced and play an important roles in our lives. They have significant impact on our health, well-being and productivity. I feel that this field is still in its nascent phase and there is still lots of opportunity to improve the technologies available to reduce their impact on the environment and enhance indoor environmental quality for all.”</p>
<p>This, she maintains, will require significant research in advancing technologies as well as engaging engineers, facility managers, occupants and policy makers.</p>
<p>In research as well as teaching, Menassa feels fortunate to have had the support necessary to reach her goals. Her research is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the Construction Industry Institute. Her own education is populated with instructors who continue to inspire her.</p>
<p>“I am grateful to have found these great mentors throughout my career. Faculty at AUB, University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin-Madison and now at Michigan continue to influence me and be great role models.”</p>
<p>Menassa hopes to be a teacher of the same order: one with reach, one that encourages risk-taking and new ways of seeing.</p>
<p>“Civil engineering is an exciting field of study and can potentially open a wide array of career opportunities. The advice I always give my students is not to be afraid to try things and be open to learning new things from other disciplines.”</p>
<p>Despite years in an evolving field that uses high-level architecture, Menassa is still quite taken with how everyday structures are put together. She laughingly recalls a time right after arriving in the US when she took an architectural boat tour of Chicago. While others were looking skyward at building facades, learning facts about the era or the architect, Menassa was fixated on the underside of seemingly simple street bridges above the Chicago River. What speaks to her is not the aesthetic but the framework of a structure. It’s a box of Legos put together - and lasting. And Menassa continues to build by advancing design and energy use understanding for today - and for generations.</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Date:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><span class="date-display-single">Friday, June 19, 2015</span></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Amy Wynn</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-news-category field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">News Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/news-category/general">General</a></div></div></div>Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:15:56 +0000amymast864 at http://www.energy.umich.eduSeung-Jin Lee http://www.energy.umich.edu/faculty/seung-jin-lee
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p>Seung Jin Lee is an <span style="line-height:1.6em">Assistant Professor of Sustainability and Mechanical Engineering in the </span><a href="http://www.umflint.edu/ers/earth-and-resource-science" rel="nofollow" style="line-height: 1.6em; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 85, 150) !important;" target="_blank">Department of Earth and Resource Science</a><span style="line-height:1.6em"> and </span><a href="http://www.umflint.edu/csep/csep-department" rel="nofollow" style="line-height: 1.6em; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 85, 150) !important;" target="_blank">Department of Computer Science, Engineering and Physics</a><span style="line-height:1.6em"> at the </span><a href="http://www.umflint.edu/" rel="nofollow" style="line-height: 1.6em; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 85, 150) !important;" target="_blank">University of Michigan-Flint</a><span style="line-height:1.6em">. He was formerly an </span><a href="https://orise.orau.gov/" rel="nofollow" style="line-height: 1.6em; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 85, 150) !important;" target="_blank">Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education</a><span style="line-height:1.6em"> (ORISE) Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the </span><a href="http://www.epa.gov/" rel="nofollow" style="line-height: 1.6em; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 85, 150) !important;" target="_blank">U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</a><span style="line-height:1.6em"> (EPA), National Risk Management Research Lab (NRMRL), Sustainable Technology Division (STD), in Cincinnati, Ohio. His research focuses on the life cycle sustainability of emerging technologies, such as biofuels, green buildings, and consumer products. His tools of research include life cycle assessment (LCA), industrial ecology, material flow analysis, energy efficiency, market diffusion models, reuse and recycling, and sustainable development.</span></p>
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<div>He received his Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington in 2011 under the advisement of Dr. Joyce Cooper. He has an M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University.</div>
</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-last-name field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Last name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Lee</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-first-name field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">First Name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Seung-Jin</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-title-position field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Title/Position:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Assistant Professor of Sustainability and Mechanical Engineering, U-M Flint</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-faculty-image field--type-image field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><img src="http://www.energy.umich.edu/sites/default/files/seung%20jin%20lee.jpg" width="150" height="200" alt="Seung Jin Lee" title="Seung Jin Lee" /></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-phone field--type-phone field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Phone:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">(810) 237-6642</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-email field--type-email field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Email:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="mailto:sjleeum@umflint.edu">sjleeum@umflint.edu</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-webpage field--type-link-field field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Webpage:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/sjlee5781">Website</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-umei-category field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Disciplines:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/biofuels-fuels-and-chemistry">Biofuels, Fuels and Chemistry</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/energy-efficiency">Energy Efficiency</a></div><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/living-and-design">Living and Design</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/sustainability">Sustainability</a></div></div></div>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:11:33 +0000amymast742 at http://www.energy.umich.eduGeoffrey Thün http://www.energy.umich.edu/faculty/geoffrey-th%C3%BCn
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p>Geoffrey Thün is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan where he teaches design studios, courses in urban systems, site operations and material systems. </p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-last-name field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Last name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Thün</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-first-name field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">First Name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Geoffrey</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-title-position field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Title/Position:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Associate Professor of Architecture, A Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-faculty-image field--type-image field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><img src="http://www.energy.umich.edu/sites/default/files/thun_tcaup_2.jpg" width="150" height="175" /></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-phone field--type-phone field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Phone:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">(734) 834-9385</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-email field--type-email field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Email:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="mailto:gthun@umich.edu">gthun@umich.edu</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-webpage field--type-link-field field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Webpage:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="http://taubmancollege.umich.edu/faculty/directory/?sel=178">Visit Geoffrey Thün's webpage</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-research-interests field--type-text-long field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Research Interests:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Thün is a founding partner in the research-based practice RVTR and a co-founder of the Metropolitan Futures Group. He holds an M.UD from the University of Toronto, and a Professional BArch and BES from the University of Waterloo. Founded in 2007, RVTR serves as a platform for exploration and experimentation in the agency of architecture and urban design within the context of dynamic ecological systems, infrastructures, materially and technologically mediated environments and emerging social organizations. The work of this highly collaborative practice is coupled closely with Thün&#039;s academic research and ranges in scale from that of the regional territory and the city, to high performance buildings, to full-scale installation-based prototypes that explore responsive and kinetic envelopes that mediate energy, atmosphere and social space.
His academic research has attracted external funding from the U.S. Department of Energy / National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U.S. Department of Transportation, NRCan, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Ontario Power Authority (OPA). Internal support for this work has been received from the Research Through Making program, The University of Michigan Office of the Vice President for Research, and the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute.</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-umei-category field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Disciplines:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/energy-efficiency">Energy Efficiency</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/living-and-design">Living and Design</a></div><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/sustainability">Sustainability</a></div></div></div>Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:53:14 +0000amymast712 at http://www.energy.umich.edu$3M global sustainability grant to fund collaborative energy, food problem-solving on three continentshttp://www.energy.umich.edu/news-events/news/2014/07/18/3m-global-sustainability-grant-fund-collaborative-energy-food-problem
<div class="field field--name-field-umei-category field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">UMEI Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/energy-storage">Energy Storage</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/living-and-design">Living and Design</a></div><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/low-carbon-electricity">Low-Carbon Electricity</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/policy-and-social-impact">Policy and Social Impact</a></div><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/sustainability">Sustainability</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/wind-and-water">Wind and Water</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p>Electricity for rainforest villages in Gabon. Tent fabric that harvests solar energy for nomadic people in Kazakhstan. A modular greenhouse and fish farm in an unused industrial building in Highland Park, Michigan.</p>
<p>These are some of the goals and possibilities a team of 17 researchers will pursue with a new $3 million Third Century Initiative Global Challenges grant from the University of Michigan.</p>
<p>The Third Century Initiative is a $50 million, five-year program that is leveraging the university's interdisciplinary expertise to tackle some of society's most pressing problems while creating learning opportunities for students.</p>
<p>The <a href="/research/projects/refresch">REFRESCH</a> project, which is short for Researching Fresh Solutions to the Energy/ Water/Food Challenge in Resource-Constrained Environments, involves researchers from across campus. The project is based out of the University of Michigan Energy Institute.</p>
<p>The team aims to develop and apply thoughtful solutions to problems involving access to clean water, reliable energy and fresh food in both developing and developed nations. It will begin in Gabon, Kazakhstan and Michigan.</p>
<p>"We have all this wonderful technology, but we can't just rely on that," said Johannes Schwank, a professor of chemical engineering who leads the project. "This is going to be a very different process of interacting very carefully with the communities, learning from them what already works, and figuring out how we can improve things that are already working, without disrupting the core experience of what it means to live in that place."</p>
<p>In Gabon, for example, a rainy and dry season make consistent large-scale hydropower unrealistic for villages, and rainforest canopy would be sacrificed to build transmission lines. However, a simpler, more easily modifiable system could prove transformative for small villages. In Kazakhstan, traditional power sources would deal a fatal blow to some residents' nomadic way of life, but a yurt made of photovoltaic fabric could allow access to electricity virtually anywhere.</p>
<p>In Detroit, unused factory spaces could not be repurposed in the traditional sense without investing millions in refurbishment costs. But using the space for simple shelter from the elements, a fish-farming pod could produce both fish and nutrient-rich water, which could in turn be used to nurture a separate pod housing an indoor hydroponic vegetable farm.</p>
<p>REFRESCH aims to catalyze good ideas to travel not just faster, but smarter. A particularly unique aspect of the project is that researchers envision that approaches developed for one setting can be tweaked and applied to other places in what they call "reverse innovation."</p>
<p>A Detroiter out hiking on a long weekend could one day fire up a portable, biomass-powered cookstove invented for Gabon, for example. A Gabonese villager could drape the roof of her hut with a photovoltaic fabric invented for use on yurts in Kazakhstan. And a Kazakh businessman might tend his fish farm in an abandoned cannery near the shore of the Aral Sea, using modular pod technology developed for a disused factory space in Detroit.</p>
<p>"You're taking a creative engineering approach to resource constraints in three places but you're also finding a dialogue between each of the three," Schwank said. "The idea is to have this multidirectional flow of information."</p>
<p>Schwank emphasizes that though the Gabon project is moving forward rapidly, many of the project's interconnected aims are still in the idea stage - right where they should be.</p>
<p>"The REFRESCH project is a perfect example of what we were looking for in Third Century Initiative proposals," said Provost Martha Pollack. "It is bold, innovative, and brings together a broad range of disciplinary perspectives to address an important constellation of problems."</p>
<p>The REFRESCH team will serve in an advisory role for the community leaders of Highland Park and the Michigan government as they develop a workspace for what Schwank calls "multidirectional innovation." This site will become the focal point for the conceptual design and prototype demonstration of a "water-neutral community."</p>
<p>Administered by the University of Michigan Energy Institute, the REFRESCH group includes investigators from the College of Engineering, the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the School of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ross School of Business, the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, the Stamps School of Art &amp; Design, the Graham Sustainability Institute, and the Erb Institute.</p>
<p>REFRESCH project members include the following researchers and faculty: </p>
<p><a href="/faculty/johannes-schwank">Johannes Schwank</a>, James and Judith Street Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering<br /><a href="/faculty/mark-barteau">Mark Barteau</a>, Director, University of Michigan Energy Institute, DTE Professor of Advanced Energy Research, Professor of Chemical Engineering<br /><a href="http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/people/profiles/f-to-j/galen-fisher">Galen Fisher</a>, Adjunct Professor, Chemical Engineering<br /><a href="/faculty/peter-adriaens">Peter Adriaens</a>, Professor of Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Ross School of Business, Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment<br /><a href="http://taubmancollege.umich.edu/faculty/directory/?sel=117">Eric Hill</a>, Professor of Practice in Architecture, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning<br /><a href="/faculty/nancy-g-love">Nancy Love</a>, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives, Rackham School of Graduate Studies<br /><a href="http://www.lsa.umich.edu/physics/directory/faculty/ci.clarkeroy_ci.detail">Roy Clarke</a>, Marcellus L. Wiedenbeck Collegiate Professor of Physics<br /><a href="http://www.snre.umich.edu/profile/jimd">James Diana</a>, Professor and Director of Michigan Sea Grant, School of Natural Resources and Environment<br /><a href="http://cee.engin.umich.edu/kwigg">Krista Wigginton</a>, ​Borchardt and Glysson Water Treatment Faculty Scholar​, Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<br /><a href="http://www.snre.umich.edu/profile/scavia">​Donald Scavia</a>, Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment, and Director of the Graham Sustainability Institute<br /><a href="/faculty/andrew-hoffman">Andrew Hoffman</a>, Holcim (US), Inc. Professor in Sustainable Enterprise Professor of Management and Organizations, Ross School of Business, Director, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise<br /><a href="/faculty/shelie-miller">Shelie Miller</a>, Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment<br /><a href="http://www.bme.umich.edu/people/index.php?un=aileenhs">Aileen Huang-Saad</a>, Biomedical Engineering Associate Director for Academic Programs, Center for Entrepreneurship<br /><a href="http://stamps.umich.edu/people/detail/joseph_trumpey">Joseph Trumpey</a>, <span style="line-height:1.6em">Director of International Engagement, School of Art &amp; Design, </span><span style="line-height:1.6em">Associate Professor, School of Art &amp; </span><span style="line-height:1.6em">Design</span><br /><a href="/faculty/lutgarde-raskin" style="line-height: 1.6em;">Lutgarde</a><a href="/faculty/lutgarde-raskin" style="line-height: 1.6em;"> Raskin</a><span style="line-height:1.6em">, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering</span><br /><span style="line-height:1.6em">​</span><a href="/faculty/steve-skerlos" style="line-height: 1.6em;">Steve Skerlos</a><span style="line-height:1.6em">, Arthur F. </span>Thurnau<span style="line-height:1.6em"> Professor, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering</span><br /><a href="http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/people/profiles/p-to-t/andrew-tadd"><span style="line-height:1.6em">​Andrew </span>Tadd</a>, Lecturer, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Date:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><span class="date-display-single">Friday, July 18, 2014</span></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Amy Mast</div></div></div>Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:19:30 +0000amymast710 at http://www.energy.umich.eduCarol Menassa http://www.energy.umich.edu/faculty/carol-menassa
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><div>Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2009<br />
M.S. in Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2009<br />
M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, American University of Beirut, 2002<br />
B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, American University of Beirut, 1995</div>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-last-name field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Last name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Menassa</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-first-name field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">First Name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Carol </div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-title-position field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Title/Position:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering</div><div class="field__item odd">John L. Tishman CM Faculty Scholar</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-faculty-image field--type-image field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><img src="http://www.energy.umich.edu/sites/default/files/cm5.jpg" width="342" height="333" /></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-phone field--type-phone field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Phone:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">(734) 764-7525</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-email field--type-email field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Email:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="mailto:menassa@umich.edu">menassa@umich.edu</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-webpage field--type-link-field field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Webpage:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="http://sitemaker.umich.edu/menassa/home">Research Homepage</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-research-interests field--type-text-long field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Research Interests:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">My research focuses on understanding and modeling the impact of occupants on energy use in buildings, and developing decision frameworks to sustainably retrofit existing buildings. I use several tools such as energy simulation, complex adaptive systems modeling, high-level architecture and informatics. I also have research projects focused on international construction, integrated project delivery and quantitative assessment of project manager competencies. My research is funded by the National Science Foundation, the Construction Industry Institute, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the Wisconsin Energy Research Consortium.</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-news-article field--type-entityreference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">News Article:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Energy Faculty Profile: Carol Menassa, Civil and Environmental Engineering</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-sci-val-url field--type-link-field field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="http://www.experts.umich.edu//expert.asp?n=Carol%20C%20Menassa&amp;u_id=5755">Research</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-umei-category field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Disciplines:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/energy-efficiency">Energy Efficiency</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/living-and-design">Living and Design</a></div><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/policy-and-social-impact">Policy and Social Impact</a></div></div></div>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:03:46 +0000amymast696 at http://www.energy.umich.eduEnergy Institute Symposium poster winners announcedhttp://www.energy.umich.edu/news-events/news/2013/11/19/energy-institute-symposium-poster-winners-announced
<div class="field field--name-field-umei-category field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">UMEI Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/combustion">Combustion</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/energy-storage">Energy Storage</a></div><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/living-and-design">Living and Design</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p>At the Energy Institute Symposium, a great selection of University of Michigan graduate student showcased their work in the Energy Institute’s thrust areas, including carbon-free energy sources; energy storage and utilization; transportation and fuels; and energy policy, economics and societal impact. A special thanks to all the students that submitted nearly 50 posters highlighting the depth and breadth of energy research at the University of Michigan. After much deliberation, the winning posters from the the Energy Institute Symposium were chosen:</p>
<p><strong>1st place winner ($1,000 prize):</strong></p>
<p>“Modeling charge transport in Li-air batteries”<br />
Maxwell D. Radin (Dept. of Physics) and Donald J. Siegel (Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics Program, Energy Institute)</p>
<p><strong>2nd place (tie) winner ($500 prize):</strong></p>
<p>“Resource Implications for Clean Vehicle Systems”<br />
Hua Cai (School of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) , Patricia Pontau (School of Natural Resources and Environment), Yi Zhen (School of Natural Resources and Environment), Ming Xu (School of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)</p>
<p><strong>2nd place (tie) winner ($500 prize)</strong></p>
<p>“Enhanced Oxidative Stability of non-Grignard Magnesium Electrolytes through Ligand Modification”<br />
Emily G. Nelson (Chemistry Department) and Bart M. Bartlett (Chemistry Department)</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Date:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wednesday, October 30, 2013</span></div></div></div>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:28:41 +0000admin511 at http://www.energy.umich.eduMojtaba Navvab http://www.energy.umich.edu/faculty/mojtaba-navvab
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p>Professor Navvab’s research interests include daylight, electric light, acoustics, environmental technology, energy efficiency and LEED certification, environmental control systems, plants growth, research methods, simulation and gaming in planning, photovoltaic systems, and integrated resource planning.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-last-name field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Last name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Navvab</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-first-name field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">First Name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Mojtaba</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-title-position field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Title/Position:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Associate Professor of Architecture, A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-faculty-image field--type-image field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><img src="http://www.energy.umich.edu/sites/default/files/Mojtaba-Navvab_0.jpg" width="100" height="135" /></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-phone field--type-phone field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Phone:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">(734) 936-0228</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-email field--type-email field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Email:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="mailto:moji@umich.edu">moji@umich.edu</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-webpage field--type-link-field field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Webpage:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="http://www.tcaup.umich.edu/architecture/faculty/directory/index.php?sel=131">A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Profile</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-umei-category field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Disciplines:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/energy-materials">Energy Materials</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/living-and-design">Living and Design</a></div><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/low-carbon-electricity">Low-Carbon Electricity</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/solar-and-lighting">Solar and Lighting</a></div></div></div>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:08:54 +0000admin505 at http://www.energy.umich.eduJerome Lynch http://www.energy.umich.edu/faculty/jerome-lynch
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p>Professor Lynch’s research interests are centered in the exciting field of smart structure technologies. The collection of sensor data from large-scale structures is important for assessing long-term structural performance, to rapidly diagnosis structural health, and to understand the flows of energy intrinsic to the construction and operation of civil engineering structures.</p>
<p>For example, Prof. Lynch and his students have extensive experience in the instrumentation of wireless sensor networks in operational wind turbines to monitor their performance under wind load. Monitoring wind turbines to lower their operational and maintenance costs can increase the cost-competitiveness of this renewable energy source. In a similar effort, Prof. Lynch is also exploring the instrumentation of dense arrays of sensors in civil infrastructure systems (e.g., bridges, buildings, dams) to monitor their deterioration. Civil infrastructure require massive amounts of natural resources to construct accompanied by undesirable environmental impacts (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions).</p>
<p>By tracking the health of civil infrastructure, longer service lives can be attained which allow for their initial carbon footprint to be amortized over longer periods of service. Finally, Prof. Lynch is currently extending the notion of wireless sensors and actuators for monitoring and controlling the energy consumption of buildings. His efforts in this space are through extensive collaboration with the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Currently, Professor Lynch’s research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, University of Michigan and the NSF-sponsored Wireless Integrated Microsystem Engineering Research Center.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-last-name field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Last name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Lynch </div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-first-name field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">First Name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Jerome</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-title-position field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Title/Position:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering</div><div class="field__item odd">Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-faculty-image field--type-image field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><img src="http://www.energy.umich.edu/sites/default/files/Jerome-Lynch_0.jpg" width="100" height="135" /></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-phone field--type-phone field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Phone:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">(734) 615-5290</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-email field--type-email field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Email:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="mailto:jerlynch@umich.edu">jerlynch@umich.edu</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-webpage field--type-link-field field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Webpage:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jerlynch/proflynch.html">U-M Laboratory for Intelligent Systems &amp; Technologies Profile</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-umei-category field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Disciplines:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/living-and-design">Living and Design</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/wind-and-water">Wind and Water</a></div></div></div>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:20:10 +0000admin461 at http://www.energy.umich.eduThomas Wenisch http://www.energy.umich.edu/faculty/thomas-wenisch
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p>Professor Wenisch’s research focuses on computer architecture, with emphasis on enterprise data center architecture, and on increasing data center energy efficiency by improving the information technology, power delivery, and cooling infrastructure.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-last-name field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Last name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Wenisch</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-first-name field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">First Name:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Thomas </div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-title-position field--type-text field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Title/Position:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Morris Wellman Faculty Development Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering</div><div class="field__item odd">Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-faculty-image field--type-image field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><img src="http://www.energy.umich.edu/sites/default/files/Thomas-Wenisch_0.jpg" width="100" height="135" /></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-phone field--type-phone field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Phone:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">(734) 647-7959</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-email field--type-email field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Email:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="mailto:twenisch@umich.edu">twenisch@umich.edu</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-webpage field--type-link-field field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Webpage:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~twenisch/">College of Engineering Profile</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-umei-category field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Disciplines:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/energy-materials">Energy Materials</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/living-and-design">Living and Design</a></div><div class="field__item even"><a href="/umei-category/policy-and-social-impact">Policy and Social Impact</a></div><div class="field__item odd"><a href="/umei-category/sustainability">Sustainability</a></div></div></div>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:40:17 +0000admin438 at http://www.energy.umich.edu